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Google halts new orders for 16GB Nexus 7, surprised by demand — Heavy demand for the 16GB version of the new Nexus 7 tablet has caught Google out after it expected more customers ordering through Google Play to want the 8GB version — Sources close to Google say the search giant seriously underestimated …

Question for a C.E.O.: What Is Yahoo? — What is Yahoo? — That straightforward question has so far baffled the people who run the company. — I got a taste of the fuzziness when I visited Carol Bartz, then the chief executive, back in 2010. She was funny, profane and articulate, except on the question of what the company is.

Disruptions: Looking Beyond Silicon Valley's Bubble — A party to celebrate AirBnB's new headquarters. A select group of people in the Valley are oblivious to the rest of the world, ensconced in their own protective bubble. — It is still up for debate whether there is a bubble in Silicon Valley.

For Kodak, New Risks In Auction Of Patents — Bids for patents being auctioned by Eastman Kodak Co. could become less generous now that the company has lost a key intellectual-property case against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. — The International Trade Commission dismissed …

Entitlement and Acquisition — Sparrow (a popular Mac and iOS email client) has been acquired by Google. The apps are essentially being put in maintenance mode, with no additional features planned for the future. — Cue predictable squawking on the internet.

Acxiom Consumer Data, Often Unavailable to Consumers — BUPKIS. Zilch. Zip. Niente. Zero. Nada. — I recently asked to see the information held about me by the Acxiom Corporation, a database marketing company that collects and sells details about consumers' financial status …

For the Olympics, Twitter and NBC Form Partnership — As athletes parade into London's Olympic Stadium this Friday, Twitter Inc.'s Olympic hopes will play out in a spartan office in Boulder, Colo. — There, a handful of people will spend 20 hours a day to help corral millions of Twitter messages …